Six Best Parties on South Beach July 12 to 17

Maybe your ambitions as a party person are no loftier than gettin' crunk with all those club mofos in the SoBe VIP. Or maybe you just wanna do the "Banana Pop" with a couple of so-called Hungarian PornoStars.

Of course, though, you might be in the midst a soulful clubber's quest, chasing spiritual enlightenment and personal improvement via the enjoyment of alcoholic beverages, transcendent uhntz-uhntz, and other expensive intoxicants.

Whatever your bag, here are the six best parties on South Beach this week.

Craze's House.Presented by Super Fridays. Friday, July 12, 11 p.m., Mansion, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-695-8411; mansionmiami.com. Tickets cost $30 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. The DJ's job ain't easy. But it's simple. As pro Miami party starter and three-time DMC World Champion deck man Craze explains: "When I go into Mansion, I'm just thinking, How the hell do I get these club motherfuckers crunker? How do I get this shit poppin' poppin'?"

Mr. C.With Lee Jones, as well as residents Danyelino and Hardline. Presented by Link and Miami Rebels. Friday, July 12, 11 p.m., Treehouse, 323 23rd St., Miami Beach; 305-614-4478; treehousemiami.com. Tickets cost $10 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Too young to remember the real days of rave? Go get a history lesson from four-decade dance music vet Mr. C, AKA Richard West. He was there to witness "every race, color, and creed sharing and getting extremely high."

Visionquest's Lee Curtiss, Ryan Crosson, and Shaun Reeves. As part of #UndergroundStory. Presented by Link and Miami Rebels. Saturday, July 13, 11 p.m., Story, 136 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-538-2424; storymiami.com. Tickets cost $30 to $40 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Visionquest is an EDM brotherhood of which Lee Curtiss, Ryan Crosson, and Shaun Reeves are founding members. It's also a millennia-old human tradition that totally predates the uhntz-uhntz. "The Egyptians did it, the Mayans did it," Reeves explains. "In many ancient civilizations and some indigenous tribes, it's still present to this day. It is seen as a rite of passage toward spiritual enlightenment." So go forth, clubbers, and ensoul yourselves.

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